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Everyone on Uta-Jima must bathe in the island's public bathhouse. Not even rich
Teru has a bath or
shower in his home. He takes off his clothes and, inappropriately
without rinsing, dives right into the hot water. Soaking in the tub, he hears two men gossip of the love between Hatsue and
Shinji. Furious at his daughter for hiding the relationship, Teru later forbids Hatsue ever to see Shinji again.Next Page